CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The state’s sex offender registry allows you to check whether there are any registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. Convicted sex offenders are required to include their home and work addresses on the registry, otherwise they are listed as homeless.
According to Mass.gov , there are three levels of sex offenders in Massachusetts and are classified based on their risk of re-offending and the degree of danger that they pose to the public.
Level 1 (low-risk) sex offenders must register with the Sex Offender Registry Board. Level 2 (moderate risk) and Level 3 (high risk) must register with police. The levels reflect the offender’s ‘degree of danger and risk to re-offend.’
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- Been convicted of a sex offense
- Been adjudicated as a youthful offender or as a delinquent juvenile for a sex offense
- Been released from incarceration, parole, probation supervision, or custody with the Department of Youth Services for a sex offense conviction or adjudication
- Been adjudicated as a sexually dangerous person, or a person released from civil commitment anytime from August 1, 1981
Here is a list of the total number of sex offenders in each local county:
Hampden County Sex Offenders
- 514 total sex offenders
- 43 of them are listed as homeless / no address
Hampshire County Sex Offenders
- 110 sex offenders listed as home add/or work addresses
- 11 of them are listed as homeless / no address
Franklin County Sex Offenders
- 79 total sex offenders
- 7 of them are listed as homeless / no address
Berkshire County Sex Offenders
- 142 total sex offenders
- 8 of them are listed as homeless / no address
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